ANTICIPATED BREACH OF SECURITY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-43-4-29-8
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: November 9, 2012
• Sequence Number: 29
• Publication Date: January 23, 1974
• Content Type: MEMO

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THE WHITE House
WACH IHGTON
NSS, JCS reviews completed.
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January 23, 1974
MEMORANDUM FOR:. SECRETARY KISSINGER
FROM: ROB ROY RATLIFF
OUTSIDE SYSTEM
INFORMATION
SUBJECT: Anticipated Breach of Security
Director of Central Intelligence Colby reports (at TAB A) that
Seymour Hersh is nearing completion of a book manuscript on
intelligence operations which is likely to include a chapter dis-
cussing the 40 Committee. Mr. Colby anticipates that a breach
of. security will occur.
In relaying this information to other 40 Committee principals
I have emphasized the need to review security procedures, to
continue to limit access to Committee papers, and to Insure that.
those who do have access are fulfilling their obligations to maintain
security.
One procedure we have followed is to ask that principals return
their copies of-papers, minutes, etc. , relying on my files as the
central Committee files,,. This limits the number of copies extant.
I have asked the other principals to check their files to insure that
chp es of 44- Committee papers have been returned.
Attachment
TAB.A
sZ"-r-R ET) EYES ONLY
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20505
17 January 1974
MEMORANDUM ]FOR: Mr. Rob Roy Ratliff
Executive Secretary
40 Committee
SUBJECT - : Seymour. M. Hersh
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1. It has come to the attention of this Agency that
Mr.-Se our M. Hersh, writer and correspondent for the.
ew Yor Times, as ne~&ring completion' of a manuscript
Fe?-ating to-activities of the American Intelligence
Community. it is our understanding, that Mr Hersh
intends to publish this manuscript both as a book and
in serialized form in the New York Times. We understand
that Mr. Hersh *has carried out extensive interviews con
centrating.on sensitive and compartmented sources and
procedures.. .
2.. While we do'not have detailed information on the
.contents of this manuscript, we-are led to believe that
a portion of it will deal specifically with aspects of
4"C?mmittee actions. It is noted that Mr. Hersh has.
[ii ormat on-in t is connection. It is known that he
nia .hater in UL book _which will "deal with. the
fintei1igence) control mechanism, -and how they fail.",
Vurther, :we beli ve that he will build information
around the following outline.
"The secret 40 committee,.which.over-
views a1i.covert intelligence programs..
The secret Dnt reconnaissance committee
wh-ich' handles covert operations for the
joint chiefs of staff. A different point
iif:view on the Pueblo incidents. which was
pprovad as a covert n.s.a. operation by...
both.-` the 40 committee.and 'the j.,r..c.
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without one official. ever hearing of the
program. How? Because those important
committees often don't meet but have their.
secretaries log entries indicating that
securit ..
memorandum is to inform you of this anticipated breach of
the safeguarding of intelligence sources and methods.-this
3. In furtherance of the concern of this A enc
sessions took place."
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